Children
Streetsblog Basics
DA Robert Johnson: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Child on Bronx Sidewalk
Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson filed no charges against a motorist who drove on a sidewalk outside a Bronx school in October, striking 10 people and killing 8-year-old Rylee Ramos.
December 19, 2014
Does Cy Vance Use His Surveillance Camera Bank to Fight Traffic Violence?
In New York City, if you hit someone with a motor vehicle and keep driving, odds are you will get away with it. NYPD made arrests in just 25 percent of fatal hit-and-run crashes in 2012, according to Transportation Alternatives. And in many cases where the driver is eventually identified, a simple "I didn't see her" is all it takes to satisfy prosecutors and police.
December 12, 2014
Dana Lerner: Cy Vance Botched the Token Case Against My Son’s Killer
The cab driver who killed Cooper Stock is scheduled to be back in court in two months, thanks to what Stock's mother Dana Lerner termed "inept" handling of the case by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office.
December 5, 2014
Driver Not Charged for Killing Girl, 10, and Injuring Mother in Borough Park
A motorist killed a 10-year-old girl and injured her pregnant mother as the pair crossed a street in Borough Park Tuesday night. Blima Friedman was at least the eighth child age 14 and under killed by a New York City driver in 2014, and the third in the last six weeks.
December 3, 2014
Families for Safe Streets Meets With Cuomo Rep to Talk DMV Reforms
In a meeting with representatives from Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration Tuesday, members of Families for Safe Streets called for reforms to New York State Department of Motor Vehicles protocols, with the goal of discouraging reckless driving and obtaining some measure of justice for crash victims and their families.
November 19, 2014
Survey: With Parents Worried About Safety, Few NYC Students Bike to School
Just one percent of sixth-graders surveyed at 15 schools in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx said they get to class by bike, scooter, or skateboard, according to a survey released by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene last week [PDF]. Although most students live within walking distance of school, many of them take buses or cars to get to class. The report's implication is clear: The rate of walking and biking to school in NYC may be far higher than other parts of the country, but there's plenty of room for improvement.
November 18, 2014
Queens DA Richard Brown on Driver Who Killed Allison Liao: Accidents Happen
A letter from District Attorney Richard Brown's office explaining why no charges were filed against the driver who killed 3-year-old Allison Liao offers disturbing insight into the mindset of prosecutors charged with holding motorists accountable for serious traffic crashes in Queens.
November 17, 2014
NY State DMV Dismisses Tickets of Driver Who Killed Allie Liao [Updated]
Update: Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for documents related to the DMV's dismissal of tickets issued by NYPD to Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh.
November 7, 2014
Halloween: A Lot Less Scary If Drivers and Roads Were Safer
Halloween is fun because we get to be afraid of things that we know aren't really scary. But for little trick or treaters in the United States, the danger posed by reckless drivers and unsafe roads is real.
October 31, 2014
It’s Still Legal to Run Over a Child on a New York City Sidewalk [Updated]
An 8-year-old girl run over on the sidewalk outside her Bronx school Friday was one of at least two New York City pedestrians killed by motorists over the weekend. A woman struck while walking to work in Brooklyn Sunday morning was the second victim. No charges have been filed in either crash. NYPD and the Post blamed the Brooklyn victim for her own death.
October 27, 2014